by Christina Waters | Apr 8, 2007 | Home |
The coffeehouse is new – but the building isn’t. That’s Lulu’s @ The Octagon, a sparkling new palace of caffeine sleekly tucked inside the 19th century Hall of Records building, corner of Front & Cooper Streets.
Already doing a brisk business with espresso-lovers and fans of exotic tea, Lulu O’s is a clever pastiche of contemporary lines, and antique setting. Banquette seating lines six of the eight walls, and from the top of the dark wood wainscotting walls continue upwards in buttery yellow tones all the way up to the skylight in the center. 
Under the skylight sits a central island surrounded by polished granite counters. Granite the color of café au lait. Open Sun-Thu 6am-8pm, and until 10pm on Fri & Sat, Santa Cruz’ newest Lulu’s has it goin’ on. Besides, you can go from caffeine to wine, thanks to Vinocruz around the corner. Both pretty watering holes embrace the Museum of Art & History. You could plan your day around this particular corner of the world.
by Christina Waters | Apr 8, 2007 | Art, Home |
The walls will sizzle at UCSC’s Mary Porter Sesnon Art Gallery, with a rare selection of work from UCSC faculty, entitled FUSE. The selected work explores the influence of digital media and technology on the artists’ practice. Work from FUSE will travel to Japan as FUSE / FURERU in collaboration with two university art galleries: Zokei Gallery and University Museum, Tokyo Zokei University; and Gallery AUBE, Kyoto University of Art and Design. In exchange, the Sesnon Gallery will host an exhibition of faculty work from the Tokyo and Kyoto universities in fall 2008. The FUSE show at the Sesnon will showcase arts faculty, including Jimin Lee, whose haunting digital etching, Shadowy Locus, is shown here, plus work from Frank Galuszka, Jennie McDade, Dee Hibbert-Jones, Lewis Watts and others. A provocative glimpse at faculty creativity, FUSE runs April 11-May 12, with an opening reception tonight Wednesday, April 11, 5-7pm. Also, check out the panel discussion, Tuesday, May 1 at the UCSC Media Theater with Jimin Lee, Norman Locks, E.G. Crichton and Ed Osborn. The Gallery, located at Porter College, is open Tuesday-Saturday noon – 5pm.
by Christina Waters | Apr 8, 2007 | Home |
Exemplary Contemporary 2007: ‘The Sea Around Us: Depictions and Imaginings.’ Long title, but lots of great images fill this year’s Exemp Contemp exhibition. Artists from UCSC and the Central Coast will show prints, sculpture, and painting all riffing on the theme of the sea. Included are works by Salal Moon Rinaldo (etching shown here), Brian Rounds, Tom Maderos, Cheryl Doering and many others. The show runs from April 15 – June 5, 2007, at the Smith Gallery, Cowell College, UCSC – with a chichi opening reception this Sunday, April 15 from 2-4pm.
Regular Gallery hours: Tues. – Sun., 11am – 5 pm
Free parking available on weekends.
by Christina Waters | Apr 7, 2007 | Home |
Outside Blake’s Window, directed by Tandy Beal, with music by Jon Scoville, opens April 12-15 in Salt Lake City on the elegant Repertory Dance Theatre at the new Jeanne Wagner Theatre. Original cast members from Santa Cruz, (Paula Bliss, singer, Rock Lerum, fire juggler, Ronn Reinberg, technical consultant, Ellen Sevy, rehearsal director and Erik Stern as Blake) join the Company. Also joining the cast is Aloysia Gavre (long time Cirque du Soleil aerialist) who began her circus work in the Pickles under Tandy’s direction.
by Christina Waters | Apr 6, 2007 | Holidays |
Here’s what happened at our breakfast table this Easter weekend — an explosion of chicks hatched out of one of our soft boiled eggs! Egg-xactly.
